Maxine T. Beckerman age 83, died Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. She was born August 16, 1928, at Kingman, Kansas, the daughter of Clarence and Pauline (McCue) Koon. As a young girl she attended the Kingman school system, graduating from Kingman High School in 1946. After her graduation she attended and graduated from the Venus Beauty A...

Aaron L. Eccleston, age 89, died Monday morning, August 29, 2011, at the Fowler Residential Care Center, Fowler, Kansas. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade, Kansas. ...

Fred L. Kilgore, 75 died August 27, 2011 at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City, KS. He was born October 13, 1935 in Tahoka, TX, the son of Raymond and Dona (Quarrels) Kilgore. He was a long time Liberal resident and has resided in Lincoln, NE, Jackson, MS and Hutchinson, KS. He was a truck driver for Engel Oil Company from 1965-1978 and Yellow Freight from 1978-2003. He enjoyed woodw...

Robert Lee “Bob” Glidewell, 80, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away August 29, 2011 at Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 1, 2011 at the Hooker Cemetery with Evan Eggleston officiating. Roberts Brothers Funeral Home in Hooker, Oklahoma is in charge of arrangements Memorials are suggested to...

Shawn Edward Bilodeau, age 27, died Saturday afternoon, August 27, 2011, at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City, Kansas. He was born February 14, 1984, at Gillette, Wyoming, the son of Carol Bilodeau. In 1991, the family moved to Meade, where he attended the Meade school system. After his schooling he began his career in the oil field industry working for several drilling companies. He ...

Jeffrey Sturman McCall was born December 25, 1945 in Elkhart, Kansas. He was raised in Ulysses, Kansas and died in Atlanta, Georgia on August 19, 2011. He is survived by two sons, Douglas Sturman McCall, Derek Marc McCall; one daughter, Melissa Mae Roberts; and two brothers, Jim McCall, and Bill McCall. Jeffrey was preceded in death by his father, H.F. McCall Jr.; his mother, Mary Martha Stu...

Martin T. Reimer, age 73, passed away Monday evening, August 22, 2011, at the Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born June 14, 1938, in rural Meade County, Kansas, the son of Cornelius A. and Katharina H. (Doerksen) Reimer. As a young boy he attended grade school at the McNulty School in rural Meade County, he later attended the Meade Bible Academy, graduating in 1956. U...

Juan A. Perez, 37, Liberal, KS, died Saturday, August 20, 2011, at Via Cristi St Francis, Wichita, KS. He was born December 28, 1974 at Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, the son of Jose & Mannela Ramirez Perez. He was a waiter at several restaurants i n Liberal for twenty years. He is survived by his mother Mannela Perez, Mexico. He was preceded in death by his father. Rosary will b...

Ralph B. Swagerty, age 87, died Saturday, August 20, 2011 at Morton County Hospital, Elkhart, Kansas. He was born July 30, 1924 at Elkhart, Kansas the son of B.F. and Ella Mae (Webb) Swagerty. Ralph was a lifetime resident of Elkhart, Kansas. Ralph started working at the Ideal grocery store while in high school. He worked his way up to manager. Ralph owned and operated the IGA store for 40 y...

Wilma D. Raff, 85, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away Sunday, August 21, 2011 at Memorial Hospital of Texas County in Guymon, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at the Church of Christ in Hooker, Oklahoma with Matt Richardson officiating. Interment will be in the Hooker Cemetery directed by Roberts Brothers Funeral Home in Hooker, Oklahoma. Con...